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zeigerpuppy · 11-29-2007, 04:33 AM

Thanks for the great thread everyone,
I am also a researcher (medical/neuroscience/philosophy... hell I don't know what to call it anymore!) and am so undecided about whether to get a tabletPC running Ubuntu (Fujitsu T2010) or an Iliad.

The main advantage I see of e-ink is the eye-strain factor but I have a habit of using Lyx/web browser/bibtex referencing software/wiki all at the same time... something I don't expect will be easy with the current Iliad software... although I do have Lyx and Xournal and firefox running on my Zaurus (I guess ports to the iliad should be possible).

I have been a close follower of the development going on in linux for the Zaurus platform (this little device is fantastic!) but useless for reading PDFs... screen too small. Anyway, I also am coordinating some development of online referencing and collaborative editing software so this is an area very close to my heart.

What have been your experiences using e-ink vs modern LCD displays as far as long sessions of reading papers?

11-29-2007, 04:33 AM	#14
zeigerpuppy Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia Device: zaurus SL-3100, maybe Iliad soon, still looking	Thanks for the great thread everyone, I am also a researcher (medical/neuroscience/philosophy... hell I don't know what to call it anymore!) and am so undecided about whether to get a tabletPC running Ubuntu (Fujitsu T2010) or an Iliad. The main advantage I see of e-ink is the eye-strain factor but I have a habit of using Lyx/web browser/bibtex referencing software/wiki all at the same time... something I don't expect will be easy with the current Iliad software... although I do have Lyx and Xournal and firefox running on my Zaurus (I guess ports to the iliad should be possible). I have been a close follower of the development going on in linux for the Zaurus platform (this little device is fantastic!) but useless for reading PDFs... screen too small. Anyway, I also am coordinating some development of online referencing and collaborative editing software so this is an area very close to my heart. What have been your experiences using e-ink vs modern LCD displays as far as long sessions of reading papers?